Hop-package cutter



Jan. l2 1926.h 1,569,547

J. w. KAUFFMANN HOP PACKAGE CUTTER Janlnf l2 1926.

J. W. KAUFFMANN HOP PACKAGE CUTTER Filed Jan. 18. 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jan. 12 1926. 1,569,547

J. w. KAUFFMANN HOP PACKAGE CUTTER Filed Jan. 18, 1925 5 Sheets-$heet L; if if vgm iHH i Jan. 12 g 1926. 1,569,547

J. w. KAUFFMANN HOP PACKAGE GUTTER Filed aan. 1e. 192s 5 sheets-sheet 4 Jan. l2 1926. 1,569,547

J. w. KAUFFMANN v HOP PACKAGE CUTTER Filed Jan. 18, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Jan. l2, 1926.

UNITED STATES JOHN XV. KAUFFMANN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HOP-PACKAGE CUTTER.

Application 'filed January 18, 1923.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN 7. KAUFFMAN N, a citizen ot the United States, and a resident ot Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ot' Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements `in a Hop-Package Cutter, ofwhich the. following, when taken in connection with the drawings accompany` ing and forming a part hereof, is a full and coinplete speciiication.

This invention relates to a machine for cutting hops in shape to bedeposited in cartons, to make small packages of hops in a pressed condition.

Among the objects ot this invention is to obtain a machine by means of which a` large number ot compressed packages may be si m'liltaneoiisly presse-d and cut, in shape and ot a size to-be readily placed in suitably sized ations; and an additional object is to obtain said packages without injury or over pressing of the hops therein; an additional object is to obtain a machine for the pur pose named which is not liable to break or get out ot order; which is easily understood and operated; and which can be readily arranged to press and cut dii'erent sized packages. Additional objects are disclosed in the description and claims otthis specification.

ln the drawings referred to Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line 2-2 of F 1, viewed indicated by arrows.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the machine at an angle ot' ninety degrees from the elevation illustrated in Fig. l, with the several parts in the same position as in Fig. 1.

Fig. a is a side elevation of a portion ot one or' the saws of the machine.

Fig. 5 is a top plan v`ew of `one end of one ofthe saws o1 the machine, with'a portion of the associated parts by means of which the saws are made taut in the frame therefor.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the end of the saw illustrated in Fig. 5, and the portion of the associated parts which are illustrated in Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a bottom plan View of the upper one of the presser boards of the machine. The top plan View of the lower one of the presser boards ot the machine is a duplicate ot the bottom plan view ot `the upper one ot said presser boards.

Serial No. 613,416.

Fig. 8is a side elevation of the presser boards of the machine, and

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of said presser boards at an angle of ninety degrees from the sides illustrated in Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a top plan view of a bottomless hopper forming a` member of the machine.

Fig. 11 is a vertical section ot the hopper, on line 11-11 of Fig. 10, viewed as `indicated by arrows.

Fig. 12 is a horizontal section of one cor ner of the hopper, on line 12s-12 of Fig. 13, viewed as indicated by arrows.

Fig. 13 is a vertical section of the corner illustrated in Fig. 12, on line 13--13 of Fig. 10, viewed as indicated by arrows.

Fig. 111 is a side elevation of the corner illustrated in Fig. 13, viewed at an angle oi ninety degrees therefrom.

Fig. 15 is a perspective of the latch which forms an element ot the construction illustrated in Figs. 1() to 14, both inclusive.

And Fig. 16 is an isometric showing portions ot the horizontally movable saw trames, the saws being removed to better disclose the relative levels of the planes in which said :trames move, and showing the journal bearings of said trames.

. A reference characterv applied to designate a given part indicates said part throughout the several figures of the drawings wherever the same appears.

A represents the base ot the machine. i, i3, represent channel bars mounted on base A, with :flanges C, C, thereof resting on said base. D represents a presser board, which rests on iianges C, C oi' channel bars B, l5. il represents a presser board which is substantially a 'duplicate ot presser board D, and is secured on its upper side to base F of pressure applying mechanism hereinafter descril'ied. 'lhe presser boards D and F are preferably made of wood, and are respective ly provided with the parallel cuts, or slits (l, d and c, c, which extend troni the opposed faces of said presser boards to the aperturesl d', d and e', e', (Figs. 8 and 9). Gr, G rep resent vertical standards which are respectively secured at their lower ends in a traine comprising, also, top members g, g, (Figs. land 3). H, H, represent bearings which are vertically movable on standards Gr, G. l represents a rotatably mounted worm wheel which is provided with teeth arranged to intermesh with the teeth of wheel l.

lslheel l is rigidly secured on rotatable shaft J', and j, 1,) indicates a drinn which is rigidly secured on shaft J. J, Fig. l, represents a handle the hub whereof is provided with a sprocket wheel j', which is rigidly secured thereto; and J represent-s a sprocket chain which extends Iover the sprocket wheels ,7" and j. The sprocket wheel j is rigidly secured to the shaft of the worin wheel l, so that trie turning of the crank il turns said worm wheel, and by means of the interineshing teeth on wheel l also turns wheel l. K, l, represent cables which are, respectively, secured to the several hearings H, H, and to the drum y'. le, l? l, represents a rotatably vmounted wheel at the ett hand ends Aof members g, g, as "ewed in said figure, over which the cables H. which are attached to the bearings H, at said left hand side of said figure, xvid. '.ihe `vertical movementA of bearings i 'l is controlled by said cables K, K, and said cables are wound on and unwound from drums j, l7', by manipulation of handle J, as before described. L, L, represent rods which forni the sides of a saw frame, and said rods are longitudinally movable in journal bearings ZL, Zz., rin bearings H, H. Z, Z, represent channel irons, between two of which at each end of rods L, L, said rods are secured, said channel irons forming the ends of the saw frame L Z. M, M, representrods which form the sides of an additional saw frame. and m, m, represent additional channel irons, to two of which at cach enfl of said rods M, M, the rods are secured to form the saw frame M mi. The rods M, M, are longitudinally movable in additional jenrnal bearings (Zz, ZL), on bearings H. H.

it will be observed by reference to Figs. l. 8 and i6. vthat the saw frame` comprising rods il, li, and channel irons Z, Z, is in a plane at. a lower level than is the saw frame which comprises the rods M, M, and channel irons m., m.

rthe above recited relative planes in which the .saw frames are movable, are maintained by.' the journal bearings Zi., Zz, and Zt, Zi, rigidly mounted on, and preferably :nte ral with, the bearings H, H.

ln the machine illustrated a like number of saws. N, N, (eleven of them), are secured in ena-h el the saw frames described; and the manner in which each of said saws are ide taut is 'llustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, in which figures O represents a rectangular 1' t? a slet G at one end thereof, in

i a' one end of saw il mav be inserted.

w f n 'l f. and "L'i in place by pin The end or ha t e to slot C is made circular 1n tion. as 0', and provided with v lbreads corresponding with the ina'nal screw threans in nut 0. permitting;` ...aid nut to turn thereon. Om" represents a washer which is placed on the screw threaded end of bar G and interposed between the nut 0 and channel irons Z, Z. For reasons hereinafter recited l place teeth n, n, on the upper edges of the several saws N, N, and the. teeth u, fn, of smaller size, on the lower' edges of said saws, (see Fig'. et).

P, l represent shafts which are rotatably mounted at right angles to each other in bearings secured to base A, and 7J, lo represent bevel gear teeth on said shafts which are arranged to intermesh. P represents a motor, and 7) and yf respectively repinterineshing lcjear teeth. The gear wheel or pinion which is provided with is rigidly secured on the shaft of Yniffwtor l, and the wheel which is provided with teeth p" is rigidly secured on shaft l, and said shaft P is therefore rotated by the motor P, and shaft P is rotated by shaft P, (by means of the intermeshing' bevel =@gear -eeth f) and 79'), said shafts rotating the same rate speed. 'Q represents a crank on shaft l. and Q a crank on shaft P. F. represents a pitnian which is iliivotally mounted at. one end on crank Q, and at the other end on pivot r, in bearing` r. Bearing r is secured to the channel irons Z, Z, at one end of the frame comprisingchannel irons Z, Z, and rods L, L, by the bolts fr, r. F. represents `a pitinan, one end of which is mounted on crank Q, and the other' end is pivotally mounted in a like bearingl r', which is secured to the channel irons nl., 1n., at one end ofthe saw frame comprising' channel. irons m, m, and bars M, M.

Rotation of the shafts P, ly, causes corresponding rotation of cranks Q, and the -rotation of said cranks produces rectilinear movement of said caw frames, in paths of travel waich are at right angles to each other, and the several saws in said frames are arranged to travel in the slits (Z, (Z, and c, c, respectively. The saw frame compris- @ingr rods L, L, and channel bars Z, Z, being' in a lower plane than the saw fran/recoinprising the rods M, M, and channel bars in, m, the several saws in the first named frame are in a lower plane than are the saws in the last named frame, and for this reason I make the slits (Z, y(Z, in presser Iboard D in which the saws in the frame comprising rods L, L, and channel bars Z, Z, travel, to extend lower thereinto than the slits (Z, (Z, in said presser board D which are at right angles to the above named slit-s, and in which the saws in the frame comprisingthe rods M, VM, and channels bars m, m, travel, as is 'indicated by broken lines (Z, (Z, Figs. S and 9; and for the same reason slits e, e, in the upper presser board E, entendinl in one direction therethrough do not extend so 'deeply in said boar-d as do the slits 'at right angles thereto, the broken lines e, Fig. 8, representinl the aperture through the block llt) to which the parallel cuts Jforming slits` c, i, extend in the directioh at right angles to the cuts or slits illustrated in said tignre; and in Fig. 9, the'broken lines e' indicate the depth to which the saw cuts e, c, illustrated in full lines in Fig. S, extend, relative to the slits illustrated by full lines in said Fig. 9. 1f

S represents a standard which is rigidly secured at its lower end to frame F. Stand.. ard S is provided with teeth S', S', adjacent to the upper endtthereof, and l, 2, 2, 3, 321, d, and d, represent reducing gear mechanisin, the pinion la whereof meshes with gear teeth S', S", of standard S. The shaft of gear pinion l is provided with a hand wheel la, which is rigidly secured to said shaft, and by means of which the standard S, base F,ia"nd presser board E are raised and lowered ,and when lowered into the bottomless hopper T, about to be described, on the hops contained in said hopper, pressure may be applied to said hops. The hopper T comprises four vertical sides, which are respectively flared outward, as at t, t, on thel upper edges thereof, and are provided with angle irons T', T', adjacent to said outwardly flared edges, and the angle irons t', t', adjacent to the lower edges of said sides; said angle irons being placed on said sides to prevent the giving or buckling thereof when the presser board E is forced down on to hops contained in said hopper.l The lower one of the sides of hopper T, as viewed in Fig. 10, is not permanently attached at the right hand end thereof, to the end adjacent thereto of the vertical right hand side of said hopper, said ends being latched togetherv when said lower side is in the position illustrated in full lines in said Fig. 10; and when unlatched said last named (lower) side may assume the position indicated by broken lines in said Fig. 110. The latching means referred to com-` prise vertically mounted angle irons U, U', which are secured to the ends of the right hand one of the vertical sides, (as illustrated in Fig. 10), and` to the adjacent end of the lower side in said Fig. 10. Said latching mechanism also comprises the rods u, a', which are firmly secured in the angle irons U, and which extend through apertures provided therefor in angle iron U', said rods n, a', tting loosely in said apertures. Said latching mechanism also comprises the lever U", having the abut ment u thereon, as is well illustrated in Fig. 157. Lever U is pivotally mounted on angle iron U, by pivot U"', which extends through aperture 16"' of lever U" and through ay corresponding aperture in angle iron U. When the several sides of hopper T are in the position illustrated by full lines in Fig. 10, the lever U" may be forced into the position illustrated in Figs.

prevent either lateral or longitudinal relaH tive movement of the ends of the sides which are latched together. W, lV, represent cables which are, respectively, attached tothe corners of hopper T, said cables extending upward and over the rollers XV', lV. and to the roll iV". 7' represents a crank handle by means of which roll i' is turned to wind cables 7, lV, thereonto, and to unwind said cables therefrom. The verti :al pos tion of said hopper is therefore controlled by said cables and crank handle.

X, X, represent angle iron members which are secured to presser board D, ivy screws or bolts X', X', to form rests on which the lower edges of hopper T rest and by 'which said hopper is supported, when said hopper is closed and in position to be loaded with hops.` i

1t will be noted that the means for mannally controlling the vertical position of the presser board E and the hpper T, respectively, may have substituted therefor power driven mechanism, where quicker' operation of said members of the machine is desire-d than can be manually obtained.

The operation of the machine is as follows: Presser board E is raised and hopper T is lowered; said hopper resting` on the angle irons X, X, and said presser board being raised sufficiently high to permit the placing of material in said hopper. A, cardboard of proper size to tit closely to 'the sides of the hopper is then placed in said hopper, a determined quantity of hops, by weight, is then placed in the hopper on said cardl'xnird, and evenly (.listributed. An additional cardboard fitting closely to the sides ci' said hopper is then placed in the hopper and on said hops. The reducing mechanism controlling the position of standard S, is then actuated, and said standard, together with base F and presser board ll is lowered, said presser board extending into the hopper T, and on to the upper cardboard on the hops therein, and the required pressure to give the desired compression to said hops is applied. Said hops being suiliciently compressed the latch comprising lever U" is unlocked, said latch being moved pivotally to release abutment il" from the flange of angle iron li', and thereby the sides of said hopper are so far released from contact with the con'ipressed hops that said hopper may be raised vertically above the presser board E. The saw frames comprising rods L, L, and channel irons Z, Z, and rods M, M, and channel irons fm, m, are respectively set in motion, as by motor P, and a suitable upward movement given to bearings H, H, by the several cables attached thereto andv associated mechanisms hereinbetore recited, and saws N, N, in said 'trames will cut through, lirst the lower cardboard on the presser board D, and thereafter the compressed hops and upper cardboard. Said saws, with said sa.v Atrames at the limit ot' their upward movement, being, or substantially so, in the slits e, e, of the presser board lil. lhe movement olf the travel oit said saw Ytrames is then reversed, to travel downward, the longitudinal movement ot the saw iframes being` continued, and any hops which, by the compression obtained by presser board E, which are 'forced into the l-Ierifs made by the several saws as the saw Jframes move upward are, on the descent or" said trames, cut by the saw teeth on the lower edges of the saws. The downward movement ot' the saw frames, and also the rectilineal movement thereof are continued, until said saws are all contained in the slits d, (Z, ot the lower presser board D, when said movements are stopper. rl`he presser board E is then raised, so that access may be had to the several packages of hops obtained by the above recited cutting' action ot the saws. The machine illustrated shows eleven saws N, N, in calli ot the saw trames, and thereby I obtain one hundred and forty tour packages ot' hops, (one gross), each package having a 'ard board thereunder, and one thereover, and these packages are removed from the lower presser board D, and are placed, together with said card boards, in a suitably sized carton. jitter all the 7packages are removed trom the presser board D, the above desc ibed operation may be repeated.

lt will he noted, that by placing the card boards in hopper T, below and above the hops therein, bciore applying' pressure thereto, said hops do not have access to the slits d, d, c, e, in presser boards D and E, and that when the pac rages are cut as recited, raid card boards atiord means to handle the several packages without breaking' or otherwise injuring' the appearance of said packages, betere the same are properly inserted in the cartons provided therefor; and I find that a uniform appearance and weight is obtained in said packages.

To make sure that the presser board E will in its upward movement enter the hopper T, said hopper being' in a raised position and said presser board is moved upward thereinto, I secure the angle irons Y, Y, on the upper corners ot' said presser board E, see Figs. 8 and t).

I claim:

l. Longitudinally movable saw trames mounted in different horizontal planes, means to reciprocate and means to vertically move said frames, saws mounted in said Jframes, in combination with presser boards respectively provided with slits corresponding with and adapted to receive said saws.

L. Longitudinally movable saw frames mounted in dil'lerent horizontal planes, means to reciprocate and means to vertically move said trames, saws provided with teeth :an the upper and lower edges thereof mounted in said trames, in combination with presser boards respectively provided with slits corresponding with and adapted to receive said saws.

3. Longitudinally movable saw trames mounted in di'lierent horizontal planes, means comprising rotatably mounted shafts positioned at right angles to each other and provided with cranks and pitmen connectsaid cranks to said trames, to reciprocate id trame-sand means to vertically move 'said trames, in combination with presser boards respectively provided with slits corresponding with and adapted to receive said saws.

4. Longitudinally movable saw frames mounted in 'diii'erent horizontal planes, means to reciprocate said trames, and means, comprising' cables attached to the bearings in which the sides of said trames move, to move said trames vertically, and saws mounted in said trames, in combina'tion with presser boards respectively provided with slits corresponding with and adapted to receive said saws, and vertically movable bearings adapted to hold the sides ot said trames and permitl longitudinal movement thereol".

5. A base, vertical rods en said base, bearings movable on said rods and means to control the vertical. position ot' said bearings, horizontal journa s in said liearings, a plurality ol said yournals in a horizontal plane and a plurality thereol in a di'liercnt Ihorizon'tal plane, saw frames the sides vfhereot are movable in said liimrnals. said 'frames arranged to reciprocate at right angles to each other, means to reciprocate said trames, and saws in said iframes, in combination with presser boards respectively provided with slits corresponding with and adapted to receive said saws.

G. Longitudinally n'iovable saw lrames mounted in different horizontal planes, means to reciprocate and means to vertically move said trames, saws mounted in said trames, and a hopper, in combination with presserboards respectively pr vided with slits corresponding; with and adapted to receive said saws, and abutments on the lower one of said presser boards said hopper adapted to rest thereon and be supported y sid whereof are movable in said journals,

said frames arranged to reciprocate at right angles to each other, means to reciprocate said frames and saws in said frames, in combination with presser boards respectively provided with slits correspondingr with and adapted to receive said saws, a hopper, abutnlents on the lower one of said presser boards, said hopper adapted to rest thereon and be supported thereby, and means to force the upper one of said presser boards down to apply pressure on the contents of said hopper positioned between said presser boards.

8. A base, vertical rods on said base and a frame mounted on the upper ends of said rode, bearings on said rods, means mounted on said frame to control the vertical position of said bearings, horizontal journals on said bearings, a plurality of said journals in a horizontal plane and a plurality thereof in a different horizontal plane, saw frames movable in said journals, said frames arranged to reciprocate at right angles to each other, means to reciprocate said frames, and saws mounted in said frames, in combination with presser boards respectively provided with slits corresponding with and adapted to receive said saws, ahopper, means mounted on said frame to force the upper one of said presser boards down to apply pressure on the contents of said hopper positioned between said presser boards, and to move said presser board up a determined distance, and abutments on said lower presser board arranged to permit the lower edge of said hopper to rest on and be supported thereby, and means to force the upper one of said presser boards down to apply pressure on the contents of said hopper positioned between said presser boards.

9. Presser boards respectively provided with parallel slits arranged to register, the upper one of said presser boards movable relative to the lower one, in combination with cutting' blades corresponding .in number with said slits, and movable in said slits, and means to raise and lower said cutting blades to separate material between said presser boards and form a plurality of units of said material.

l0. Presser boards respectively provided with oppositely positioned slits extending inwardly from the opposed faces of said presser boards, and provided with additional oppositely positioned slits also extending` inwardly from the opposed faces of said presser boards at right angles to said first named slits, in combination with cuttingl blades movable in said slits, and means to raise and lower said cutting blades to separate material between said presser boards and form a plurality of units of said material.

JOHN W. KAUFFMANN. 

